Tragic Explosion Claims Lives of Palestinian Teens Handling Explosives

Two Palestinian teenagers were killed and one was critically injured in an accidental explosion while handling explosives in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. The Islamic Jihad terror group announced the deaths in a statement of condolence, a day after claiming responsibility for a roadside bomb that wounded eight Israeli soldiers in Jenin. The group named the fatalities as 17-year-old Mohammed Hashah and 18-year-old Alaa Hafnawi. The northern West Bank has been the focus of a year-long military offensive aimed at stemming terror emanating from the area.